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Spoonwort vs. Wort — What's the Difference?

Spoonwort vs. Wort — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Spoonwort and Wort

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Spoonwort

Scurvy-grass (Cochlearia)

Wort

Wort () is the liquid extracted from the mashing process during the brewing of beer or whisky. Wort contains the sugars, the most important being maltose and maltotriose, that will be fermented by the brewing yeast to produce alcohol.

Spoonwort

Scurvy grass.

Wort

A plant. Often used in combination
Liverwort.
Milkwort.

Wort

An infusion of malt that is fermented to make beer.
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Wort

Now chiefly as the second element in the names of plants: a plant used for food or medicine.

Wort

Chiefly in the plural: a plant of the genus Brassica used as a vegetable; a brassica; especially, a cabbage (Brassica oleracea).

Wort

A non-vascular plant growing on land from the division Anthocerotophyta (the hornworts) or Marchantiophyta (liverworts); an anthocerotophyte or marchantiophyte.

Wort

Also worts: a liquid extracted from mash (ground malt or some other grain soaked in hot water), which is then fermented to make beer or fermented and distilled to make a malt liquor such as whisky.

Wort

A plant of any kind.

Wort

Cabbages.

Wort

An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient fermentation.

Wort

Usually used in combination: `liverwort'; `milkwort'; `whorlywort'

Wort

Unfermented or fermenting malt

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